The role of e-learning in promoting social capital through change in human capital (Case study: Martyr Foundation and Veterans Affairs)

Human capital is the main and most important source of economic investment in the present age. This valuable capital is necessary to create a wide range of relationships based on trust or social capital. One way to promote social capital through human capital is to promote e-learning. The purpose of this article is to investigate the role of e-learning in promoting social capital through change in human capital. This applied research is a method except descriptive-survey research. The data of this research were collected by field method and through a questionnaire. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by professors and experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha 0.88. The statistical population of the staff of the Martyr Foundation and Veterans Affairs in Semnan and Tehran provinces, of which 385 people were randomly selected as a sample. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling technique based on LISREL software. The results of this study show that e-learning has increased human capital and this valuable capital has also increased trust-based relationships or social capital. E-learning also has a direct impact on social capital.